audit trail

noun — 2 senses

audit trail

noun
1

A formal, often computerized record or log of the financial transactions of an organization or system.

2

Broadly A similar record of other activities, such as actions taken by a computer system, or changes made to a document.

Related terms
data trail, paper trail

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